Is big in the news

Latest answer — January 24, 2025

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  1. 1Go by
  2. 5Mobile
  3. 9Work on Wall Street
  4. 14Fall forecasting aids
  5. 16Chopped
  6. 17Material used by many deck builders
  7. 18One of three countries straddled by Mont Dolent
  8. 19Much Consumer Reports work
  9. 20Green-skinned god of the afterlife
  10. 21Is big in the news
  11. 25Go by
  12. 26"Give it a ___!"
  13. 27Newspaper version with updates from the morning
  14. 30Media outlet with a Francophone counterpart
  15. 33Revise
  16. 34Make some calls?
  17. 35Florida city with the U.S.'s largest equestrian center
  18. 37Greek goddess sleeping near the river Oceanus
  19. 38TV family you "meet" in the show's theme song
  20. 41Temperature gauges, sometimes
  21. 42Eschew cooking, say
  22. 43Accept financial responsibility
  23. 47Rings in a bakery
  24. 48___ America
  25. 49Development sites?
  26. 50Activist who said "From the time I was a child, I tried to protest against disrespectful treatment"
  27. 54Rugby formation
  28. 55Type of question not asked in 20 Questions
  29. 56"___ Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" (1965 film)
  30. 57Big swig
  31. 58Graffitists' signatures

Down

  1. 1Bodybuilder's pride, informally
  2. 2Dismiss
  3. 3"Toy Story" antagonist
  4. 4Sing Sing, e.g.
  5. 5Dairy farm structure
  6. 6Mexican grilled corn dish
  7. 7Literature Nobelist Mario Vargas ___
  8. 8"The Psychedelic Reader" subj.
  9. 9English translation of a paradoxical line in a Magritte painting
  10. 10Change one's tone again?
  11. 11On to things
  12. 12Sub stations?
  13. 13Originator of Rocky Road ice cream
  14. 15Rushed
  15. 20Nondairy offering
  16. 21Close combat
  17. 22Image on the back side of the state seal of Texas
  18. 23Supermodels Upton and Moss
  19. 24Meander
  20. 28Like many immigrants to the U.S. beginning in 1845
  21. 29Hamilton bill
  22. 30Collection of works
  23. 31Some stripes on drapeaux français
  24. 32Drone bees, e.g.
  25. 36One paying half for quarters, say
  26. 39"Sure, count me in"
  27. 40Seafarer's device
  28. 41Best-selling American car of the 1990s
  29. 43Mess up
  30. 44When many resoluciones de año nuevo are broken
  31. 45Give a run for your honey?
  32. 46Art accessory rarely used by Jackson Pollock
  33. 47Clean up, in a way
  34. 50Mug, say
  35. 51Nutritional inits.
  36. 52Stock item in a brewery
  37. 53Commencement attendees: Abbr.

The answer to “Is big in the news” in the New York Times crossword is MAKESHEADLINES — a 14-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 21-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Is big in the news” answer

MAKESHEADLINES (14 letters)

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Why the answer is MAKESHEADLINES

MAKESHEADLINES is the 14-letter solution that fits "Is big in the news" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 24, 2025 (21-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Is big in the news” appeared?

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January 24, 2025 (most recent) → MAKESHEADLINES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Is big in the news”?

The answer is MAKESHEADLINES, a 14-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Is big in the news”?

14 letters: MAKESHEADLINES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 21-Across.

Can “Is big in the news” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 24, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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